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Blue Screen of Death

Index Blue Screen of Death

A stop error, better known as a Blue Screen of Death (also known as a blue screen or BSOD) is an error screen displayed on a Windows computer system after a fatal system error, also known as a system crash: when the operating system reaches a condition where it can no longer operate safely. [1]

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About URI scheme

about is an internal URI scheme (also known as a "URL scheme" or, erroneously, "protocol") implemented in various Web browsers to reveal internal state and built-in functions.

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Alureon

Alureon (also known as TDSS or TDL-4) is a trojan and bootkit created to steal data by intercepting a system's network traffic and searching for: banking usernames and passwords, credit card data, PayPal information, social security numbers, and other sensitive user data.

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AMD 690 chipset series

The AMD 690 chipset series is an integrated graphics chipset family which was developed and manufactured by AMD subsidiary ATI for both AMD and Intel platforms focusing on both desktop and mobile computing markets.

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Black Screen of Death

The Black Screen of Death is an error screen displayed by some operating systems after encountering a critical system error which can cause the system to shut down.

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Blue

Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model.

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Blue screen

Blue screen, Blue Screen or bluescreen may refer to.

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Blue Screen of Death

A stop error, better known as a Blue Screen of Death (also known as a blue screen or BSOD) is an error screen displayed on a Windows computer system after a fatal system error, also known as a system crash: when the operating system reaches a condition where it can no longer operate safely.

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Bomb (icon)

The bomb icon has several different applications in computing, and typically indicates a fatal system error.

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BSD (disambiguation)

BSD is the Berkeley Software Distribution, a free Unix-like operating system, and numerous variants.

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Buffer underrun

In computing, buffer underrun or buffer underflow is a state occurring when a buffer used to communicate between two devices or processes is fed with data at a lower speed than the data is being read from it.

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CIH (computer virus)

CIH, also known as Chernobyl or Spacefiller, is a Microsoft Windows 9x computer virus which first emerged in 1998.

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Client/Server Runtime Subsystem

Client Runtime Subsystem, or csrss.exe, is a component of the Windows NT family of operating systems that provides the user mode side of the Win32 subsystem and is included in Windows NT 3.1 and later.

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Consumer Electronics Show

CES (formerly an acronym for Consumer Electronics Show but now the official name) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association.

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Crash (computing)

In computing, a crash (or system crash) occurs when a computer program, such as a software application or an operating system, stops functioning properly and exits.

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Denial-of-service attack

In computing, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.

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DirectSound

DirectSound is a deprecated software component of the Microsoft DirectX library for the Windows operating system.

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Drive Letter Access

Drive Letter Access (DLA) is a discontinued commercial packet writing application for the Microsoft Windows operating system that allows optical disc data storage devices to be used in a manner similar to floppy disks.

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Driver Verifier

Driver Verifier is a tool included in Microsoft Windows that replaces the default operating system subroutines with ones that are specifically developed to catch device driver bugs.

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Error message

An error message is information displayed when an unexpected condition occurs, usually on a computer or other device.

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Fatal exception error

In computing, a fatal error or fatal exception error is an error that causes a program to abort and may therefore return the user to the operating system.

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Fatal system error

A fatal system error, also known as a system crash, stop error, kernel error, or bug check, occurs when an operating system halts at the moment it reaches a condition where it can no longer operate safely.

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Features new to Windows 10

Windows 10 introduced a number of new elements, including the option to use a touch-optimized interface (known as tablet mode) or a traditional desktop interface similar to that of Windows 7 along with live tiles from Windows 8.

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Features new to Windows XP

Windows XP introduced many features not found in previous versions of Windows.

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Fourth wall

The fourth wall is a performance convention in which an invisible, imagined wall separates actors from the audience.

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Fragapalooza

Fragapalooza (also referred to as Frag or Fraga by participants) is an annual video game festival/LAN party that takes place in Leduc, Alberta, Canada.

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General protection fault

A general protection fault (GPF) in the x86 instruction set architectures (ISAs) is a fault (a type of interrupt) initiated by ISA-defined protection mechanisms in response to an access violation caused by some running code, either in the kernel or a user program.

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GLaDOS

GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and '''D'''isk '''O'''perating '''S'''ystem) is a fictional artificially intelligent computer system from the video game series Portal.

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GPU switching

GPU switching is a mechanism used on computers with multiple graphic controllers.

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Guru Meditation

The Guru Meditation is an error notice displayed by early versions of the Commodore Amiga computer when they crashed.

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Hang (computing)

In computing, a hang or freeze occurs when either a computer program or system ceases to respond to inputs.

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Hexspeak

Hexspeak, like leetspeak, is a novelty form of variant English spelling using the hexadecimal digits.

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History of iTunes

The history of iTunes begins in 2001 and continues to the present.

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Hitler-Ransomware

Hitler-Ransomware, or Hitler-Ransonware (sic), is a form of ransomware created in 2016 originating in Germany.

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IBM ThinkPad 380

IBM ThinkPad 380 was a notebook computer manufactured in 1997 by IBM as part of their ThinkPad laptop series.

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Index of computing articles

Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and the science and technology of mathematical calculations.

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Kernel panic

A kernel panic (sometimes abbreviated as KP) is a safety measure taken by an operating system's kernel upon detecting an internal fatal error in which it either is unable to safely recover from or cannot have the system continue to run without having a much higher risk of major data loss.

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Kernel Patch Protection

Kernel Patch Protection (KPP), informally known as PatchGuard, is a feature of 64-bit (x64) editions of Microsoft Windows that prevents patching the kernel.

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KP

KP may refer to.

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List of acronyms: B

(Main list of acronyms).

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List of computing and IT abbreviations

This is a list of computing and IT acronyms and abbreviations.

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List of features removed in Windows 8

Windows 8 is a version of Windows NT and the successor of Windows 7.

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Lucida

Lucida is an extended family of related typefaces designed by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes in 1985.

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Machine-check exception

A machine-check exception (MCE) is a type of computer hardware error that occurs when a computer's central processing unit detects a hardware problem.

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Memory forensics

Memory forensics is forensic analysis of a computer's memory dump.

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Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface is a series of touchscreen Windows personal computers and interactive whiteboards designed and developed by Microsoft.

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Microsoft Windows version history

Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on November 10, 1983.

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Mode setting

Mode setting is a software operation that activates a display mode (screen resolution, color depth, and refresh rate) for a computer's display controller.

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MS Antivirus (malware)

MS Antivirus (also known as Spyware Protect 2009) is a scareware rogue anti-virus which purports to remove virus infections found on a computer running Microsoft Windows.

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NForce4

The nForce4 is a motherboard chipset released by Nvidia in October, 2004.

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Norton AntiBot

Norton AntiBot, developed by Symantec, monitors applications for damaging behavior.

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NTFS

NTFS (New Technology File System) is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft.

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NTLDR

NTLDR (abbreviation of NT loader) is the boot loader for all releases of Windows NT operating system up to and including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

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Paging

In computer operating systems, paging is a memory management scheme by which a computer stores and retrieves data from secondary storage for use in main memory.

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Portal 2

Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation.

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Reboot

In computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally.

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Reboot Restore Rx

Reboot Restore Rx by Horizon Data Sys, is a freeware application for Microsoft Windows that acts as an alternative to Windows SteadyState in that it allows users to restore the computer back to an established baseline.

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Salvation Run

Salvation Run is a seven-issue 2007-2008 DC Comics limited series which was designed to tie into the company's major event series Final Crisis in 2008.

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SandForce

SandForce was an American fabless semiconductor company based in Milpitas, California, that designed and manufactured flash memory controllers for solid-state drives (SSDs).

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Screen of death

In many computer operating systems, a special type of error message will display onscreen when the system has experienced a fatal error.

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Scroll lock

Scroll lock (⤓ or ⇳) is a lock key (typically with an associated status light) on most IBM-compatible computer keyboards.

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Security Account Manager

The Security Account Manager (SAM), often Security Accounts Manager, is a database file in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 that stores users' passwords.

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Service Control Manager

Service Control Manager (SCM) is a special system process under the Windows NT family of operating systems, which starts, stops and interacts with Windows service processes.

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Sondra Perry

Sondra Perry is an interdisciplinary artist who works with video, computer-based media, and performance.

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Space Mountain (Disneyland)

Space Mountain (sometimes known as Hyperspace Mountain from 2015-present) is an indoor, space-themed roller coaster in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

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Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy

Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy (Traditional Chinese: 驚心動魄太空山) is a seasonal Halloween overlay of Space Mountain at Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland.

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Spinning pinwheel

The spinning pinwheel is a variation of the mouse pointer arrow, used in Apple's macOS to indicate that an application is busy.

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SpySheriff

SpySheriff, also known as Brave Sentry, SpyAxe, SpywareSheriff, Pest Trap, SpyTrooper, Spywareno, and MalwareAlarm, is malware that disguises itself as an anti-spyware program.

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Steve Outtrim

Steve Outtrim (born 1973) is a technology entrepreneur from New Zealand.

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Stop

Stop may refer to.

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Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection, developed by Symantec, is a security software suite, which consists of anti-malware, intrusion prevention and firewall features for server and desktop computers.

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Technical support scam

A technical support scam refers to a class of telephone fraud activities, in which a scammer claims to offer a legitimate technical support service, often via cold calls to unsuspecting users.

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The Book of Mozilla

The Book of Mozilla is a computer Easter egg found in the Netscape and Mozilla series of web browsers.

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Timeline of computer viruses and worms

This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware, related research and events.

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a stealth game developed by Ubisoft and released across all sixth-generation video game platforms in March 2005.

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Trusteer

Trusteer is a Boston-based computer security division of IBM, responsible for a suite of security software.

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User-Mode Driver Framework

User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) is a device-driver development platform first introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, and is also available for Windows XP.

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Vélib'

Vélib' was a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France.

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Victor Mancha

Victor Mancha is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics award-winning series, Runaways.

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VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi (formerly ESX) is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware for deploying and serving virtual computers.

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Voice modem command set

A voice modem is an analog telephone data modem with a built-in capability of transmitting and receiving voice recordings over the phone line.

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Vundo

The Vundo Trojan (commonly known as Vundo, Virtumonde or Virtumondo, and sometimes referred to as MS Juan) is either a Trojan horse or a computer worm that is known to cause popups and advertising for rogue antispyware programs, and sporadically other misbehavior including performance degradation and denial of service with some websites including Google and Facebook.

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WinDbg

WinDbg is a multipurpose debugger for the Microsoft Windows computer operating system, distributed by Microsoft.

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Windows 10

Windows 10 (codenamed Redstone, formerly Threshold) is a personal computer operating system developed and released by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

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Windows 2000

Windows 2000 (codenamed NT 5.0) is an operating system for use on both client and server computers.

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Windows 8

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

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Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 (codenamed Blue) is a computer operating system released by Microsoft.

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Windows 98

Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis while in development) is a graphical operating system by Microsoft.

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Windows Display Driver Model

Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) is the graphic driver architecture for video card drivers running Microsoft Windows versions beginning with Windows Vista.

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Windows NT 4.0

Windows NT 4.0 is an operating system that is part of Microsoft's Windows NT family of operating systems.

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Windows Vista startup process

The startup process of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and their successors differs from the startup process part of previous versions of Windows.

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WinNuke

The term WinNuke refers to a remote denial-of-service attack (DoS) that affected the Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 3.1x computer operating systems.

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Xbox 360 technical problems

The Xbox 360 video game console is subject to a number of technical problems and failures that can render it unusable.

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XScreenSaver

XScreenSaver is a collection of 221 free screensavers for Unix, macOS, iOS and Android.

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Xyzzy (computing)

Xyzzy is a magic word from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game.

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Yahoo! Assistant

Yahoo Assistant, formerly named 3721 Internet Assistant, is a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer developed by Beijing 3721 Technology Co.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death

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